Catherine Corcoran

She is best known for her staring role in Troma Entertainments, award-winning, 'Return to Nuke 'Em High' (a revamped, reboot of the 1984 cult classic, 'The Class of Nuke 'Em High'). Her career also includes roles in Gossip Girl, The Good Wife, MTV Pranks, and working under the mentorship of Academy Award Winning directors Peter Jackson (The Lovely Bones) and Josh Fox (Gasland). She has been featured in various publications including The New York Times, Interview Magazine, TIME Magazine, The Hollywood Reporter and Le Figaro. Much in the vein of her mentors, Catherine is also known for spearheading Troma Entertainments, 'Occupy Cannes' Campaign and its subsequent documentary.

The Lovely Bones (2009)

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After being brutally murdered, 14-year-old Susie Salmon watches from heaven over her grief-stricken family -- and her killer. As she observes their daily lives, she must balance her thirst for revenge with her desire for her family to heal.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Jackson
CAST:  Rachel Weisz  •  Mark Wahlberg  •  Susan Sarandon  •  Saoirse Ronan

After being brutally murdered, 14-year-old Susie Salmon watches from heaven over her grief-stricken family -- and her killer. As she observes their daily lives, she must balance her thirst for revenge with her desire for her family to heal.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Jackson
CAST:  Rachel Weisz  •  Mark Wahlberg  •  Susan Sarandon  •  Saoirse Ronan

Return to Nuke 'Em High Volume 1 (2013)

Return to the Class of Nuke 'Em High follows a young couple that are up against the school glee club. Unfortunately, the glee club has mutated into a gang called The Cretins. When the other students begin to undergo mutations, our couple must solve the mystery and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lloyd Kaufman
CAST:  Asta Paredes  •  Catherine Corcoran  •  Zac Amico  •  Clay von Carlowitz

Return to the Class of Nuke 'Em High follows a young couple that are up against the school glee club. Unfortunately, the glee club has mutated into a gang called The Cretins. When the other students begin to undergo mutations, our couple must solve the mystery and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lloyd Kaufman
CAST:  Asta Paredes  •  Catherine Corcoran  •  Zac Amico  •  Clay von Carlowitz

Art Machine (2012)

A teenaged prodigy painter preparing for his widely anticipated coming‐of‐age exhibition falters under pressure and slips off his medication. In his mania, he recruits a band of Bushwick rebel artists to take part in his progressively subversive show—one that will ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Doug Karr
CAST:  Joseph Cross  •  Jessica Szohr  •  Joey Lauren Adams  •  Damian Young

A teenaged prodigy painter preparing for his widely anticipated coming‐of‐age exhibition falters under pressure and slips off his medication. In his mania, he recruits a band of Bushwick rebel artists to take part in his progressively subversive show—one that will ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Doug Karr
CAST:  Joseph Cross  •  Jessica Szohr  •  Joey Lauren Adams  •  Damian Young

Chuck (2017)

A drama inspired by the life of heavyweight boxer Chuck Wepner.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Philippe Falardeau
CAST:  Liev Schreiber  •  Naomi Watts  •  Ron Perlman  •  Elisabeth Moss

A drama inspired by the life of heavyweight boxer Chuck Wepner.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Philippe Falardeau
CAST:  Liev Schreiber  •  Naomi Watts  •  Ron Perlman  •  Elisabeth Moss

Return to... Return to Nuke 'Em High aka Vol. 2 (2017)

Following the events of Volume 1, the mutated glee club continue their violent rampage in Tromaville. Chrissy and Lauren, two innocent lesbian lovers, must fight not only the Cretins, mutants, and monsters but also the evil Tromorganic Foodstuffs Conglomerate. Can ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lloyd Kaufman
CAST:  Asta Paredes  •  Catherine Corcoran  •  Ron Jeremy  •  Babette Bombshell

Following the events of Volume 1, the mutated glee club continue their violent rampage in Tromaville. Chrissy and Lauren, two innocent lesbian lovers, must fight not only the Cretins, mutants, and monsters but also the evil Tromorganic Foodstuffs Conglomerate. Can ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lloyd Kaufman
CAST:  Asta Paredes  •  Catherine Corcoran  •  Ron Jeremy  •  Babette Bombshell

Terrifier (2018)

On Halloween night, a young woman finds herself as the obsession of a sadistic murderer known as Art the Clown.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Damien Leone
CAST:  Jenna Kanell  •  Samantha Scaffidi  •  David Howard Thornton  •  Catherine Corcoran

On Halloween night, a young woman finds herself as the obsession of a sadistic murderer known as Art the Clown.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Damien Leone
CAST:  Jenna Kanell  •  Samantha Scaffidi  •  David Howard Thornton  •  Catherine Corcoran

Amityville: Vanishing Point (2016)

The Amityville legend lives on when a resident of a local boarding house dies under mysterious circumstances. Her two best friends, Brigitta and Bermuda, Bermuda's sister Sentinel, and the owner of the boarding house, Ms. Ernie, are absolutely devastated. This is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dylan Greenberg
CAST:  Selena Mars  •  Amanda Flowers  •  Mickala McFarlane  •  Jurgen Azazel Munster

The Amityville legend lives on when a resident of a local boarding house dies under mysterious circumstances. Her two best friends, Brigitta and Bermuda, Bermuda's sister Sentinel, and the owner of the boarding house, Ms. Ernie, are absolutely devastated. This is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dylan Greenberg
CAST:  Selena Mars  •  Amanda Flowers  •  Mickala McFarlane  •  Jurgen Azazel Munster

Caesar and Otto's Paranormal Halloween (2015)

Caesar and his half brother Otto take on duties as Santa and his elf. However, the bodies begin to pile up when a fellow store Santa (CKY's Deron Miller) develops a vendetta against them, and he soon turns Caesar's list of Dinner guests into a list of Xmas-inspired ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dave Campfield
CAST:  Dave Campfield  •  Paul Chomicki  •  Vernon Wells  •  Tiffany Shepis

Caesar and his half brother Otto take on duties as Santa and his elf. However, the bodies begin to pile up when a fellow store Santa (CKY's Deron Miller) develops a vendetta against them, and he soon turns Caesar's list of Dinner guests into a list of Xmas-inspired ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Dave Campfield
CAST:  Dave Campfield  •  Paul Chomicki  •  Vernon Wells  •  Tiffany Shepis

Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes (2018)

Alexis Bloom charts the rise and fall of the late Republican Party booster and controversial Fox News mogul who went down in flames amid multiple sexual harassment allegations.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alexis Bloom
CAST:  Roger Ailes  •  Glenn Beck  •  Babette Bombshell  •  Catherine Corcoran

Alexis Bloom charts the rise and fall of the late Republican Party booster and controversial Fox News mogul who went down in flames amid multiple sexual harassment allegations.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alexis Bloom
CAST:  Roger Ailes  •  Glenn Beck  •  Babette Bombshell  •  Catherine Corcoran

Last Vermont Christmas (2018)

When widowed mom Megan returns home for Christmas, she and her two sisters Audrey and Bethany are surprised to learn their parents are selling their childhood home, making this their last Christmas together in Vermont. Megan is even more surprised to discover that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Jackson
CAST:  Justin Bruening  •  Catherine Corcoran  •  Ashlyn Alessi  •  Erin Cahill

When widowed mom Megan returns home for Christmas, she and her two sisters Audrey and Bethany are surprised to learn their parents are selling their childhood home, making this their last Christmas together in Vermont. Megan is even more surprised to discover that ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Jackson
CAST:  Justin Bruening  •  Catherine Corcoran  •  Ashlyn Alessi  •  Erin Cahill

Long Lost (2019)

When Seth receives a mysterious letter inviting him to spend the weekend at a secluded mansion in the country, he soon realizes the people inside the house may know him better than he knows himself.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Erik Bloomquist
CAST:  Adam Weppler  •  Catherine Corcoran  •  Nicholas Tucci  •  Fran Kranz

When Seth receives a mysterious letter inviting him to spend the weekend at a secluded mansion in the country, he soon realizes the people inside the house may know him better than he knows himself.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Erik Bloomquist
CAST:  Adam Weppler  •  Catherine Corcoran  •  Nicholas Tucci  •  Fran Kranz

2 Girls, 1 Duck (2019)

A full length documentary on the making of Return to Nuke 'em High volumes one and two.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart Kiczek
CAST:  Lloyd Kaufman  •  Asta Paredes  •  Catherine Corcoran

A full length documentary on the making of Return to Nuke 'em High volumes one and two.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stuart Kiczek
CAST:  Lloyd Kaufman  •  Asta Paredes  •  Catherine Corcoran

From Festival to Fascism: Cannes 2017 (2018)

The reason why Troma Team and Lloyd Kaufman will never return to Cannes Film Festival.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lloyd Kaufman
CAST:  Lloyd Kaufman  •  John Patrick Brennan  •  Patricia Kaufman  •  Doug Sakmann

The reason why Troma Team and Lloyd Kaufman will never return to Cannes Film Festival.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lloyd Kaufman
CAST:  Lloyd Kaufman  •  John Patrick Brennan  •  Patricia Kaufman  •  Doug Sakmann

100 Acres of Hell (2019)

When ex pro wrestler Buck Severs travels to an abandoned wildlife preserve with his friends for 'Bro's Weekend', they become the targets of a deadly manhunt and Buck must find the fighter in himself before it's too late.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hank Leigh Hump
CAST:  Catherine Corcoran  •  Eileen Dietz  •  Ernest O'Donnell  •  Jason L. Koerner

When ex pro wrestler Buck Severs travels to an abandoned wildlife preserve with his friends for 'Bro's Weekend', they become the targets of a deadly manhunt and Buck must find the fighter in himself before it's too late.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hank Leigh Hump
CAST:  Catherine Corcoran  •  Eileen Dietz  •  Ernest O'Donnell  •  Jason L. Koerner

Shakespeare’s Shitstorm (2020)

Mad scientist Prospero runs away with his blind daughter Miranda to Tromaville, hiding from evil pharmaceutical execs, including his own sister Antoinette who ruined his career after he found the cure against opioid addiction. With the help of a handicapped ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lloyd Kaufman
CAST:  Lloyd Kaufman  •  Erin Patrick Miller  •  Abraham Sparrow  •  Kate McGarrigle

Mad scientist Prospero runs away with his blind daughter Miranda to Tromaville, hiding from evil pharmaceutical execs, including his own sister Antoinette who ruined his career after he found the cure against opioid addiction. With the help of a handicapped ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lloyd Kaufman
CAST:  Lloyd Kaufman  •  Erin Patrick Miller  •  Abraham Sparrow  •  Kate McGarrigle

Terrifier 2 (2022)

After being resurrected by a sinister entity, Art the Clown returns to Miles County where he must hunt down and destroy a teenage girl and her younger brother on Halloween night. As the body count rises, the siblings fight to stay alive while uncovering the true ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Damien Leone
CAST:  David Howard Thornton  •  Lauren LaVera  •  Samantha Scaffidi  •  Casey Hartnett

After being resurrected by a sinister entity, Art the Clown returns to Miles County where he must hunt down and destroy a teenage girl and her younger brother on Halloween night. As the body count rises, the siblings fight to stay alive while uncovering the true ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Damien Leone
CAST:  David Howard Thornton  •  Lauren LaVera  •  Samantha Scaffidi  •  Casey Hartnett

A Halloween Carol (2014)

Lloyd Kaufman's tromatic adaptation of a Dickens Holiday Classic, filmed in the state-of-the-art Youtube Space NY!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lloyd Kaufman  •  Lily Hayes Kaufman
CAST:  Andrew Asavathan  •  John Patrick Brennan  •  Richard Brevard  •  Coby Briglia

Lloyd Kaufman's tromatic adaptation of a Dickens Holiday Classic, filmed in the state-of-the-art Youtube Space NY!  (more)

DIRECTION:  Lloyd Kaufman  •  Lily Hayes Kaufman
CAST:  Andrew Asavathan  •  John Patrick Brennan  •  Richard Brevard  •  Coby Briglia

Do Not Watch

Plot is kept under wraps.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Justin Janowitz
CAST:  Catherine Corcoran  •  Ella Cannon  •  Madison Lawlor  •  Sara Fletcher

Plot is kept under wraps.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Justin Janowitz
CAST:  Catherine Corcoran  •  Ella Cannon  •  Madison Lawlor  •  Sara Fletcher

Mat Rats

Down on his Luck Pro Wrestling Promoter Jimmy Mutnanski drives an ice cream truck by day and watches life pass him by till he sees a chance to coach a diverse group of street kids to amateur wrestling glory and win the girl of his dreams.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Catherine Corcoran  •  Robert Bronzi  •  Ernest O'Donnell  •  Jason L. Koerner

Down on his Luck Pro Wrestling Promoter Jimmy Mutnanski drives an ice cream truck by day and watches life pass him by till he sees a chance to coach a diverse group of street kids to amateur wrestling glory and win the girl of his dreams.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Catherine Corcoran  •  Robert Bronzi  •  Ernest O'Donnell  •  Jason L. Koerner

Faceless After Dark (2023)

Following her breakout success in a killer clown horror flick, Bowie finds herself held hostage by an unhinged fan determined to recreate the film's fatal plot.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raymond Wood
CAST:  Jenna Kanell  •  Danny Kang  •  Danielle Lyn  •  Jason MacDonald

Following her breakout success in a killer clown horror flick, Bowie finds herself held hostage by an unhinged fan determined to recreate the film's fatal plot.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Raymond Wood
CAST:  Jenna Kanell  •  Danny Kang  •  Danielle Lyn  •  Jason MacDonald